WEDDING

1. WEDDING

2. How much do you know about wedding?

3. bridegroom bride

4. groom &best man

5. bride & bridesmaid bride & bridesmaid

6. a happy couple

7. TASK A: VOCABULARY Choose the correct answers: 1. fiancee future husband 2. fiance future wife 3. bride A man who is about to be married or has recently been married. 4. bridegroom A woman who is about to be married or has recently been married. 5. bridesmaid A woman who attends the bride at a wedding. 6. best man The bridegroom's chief attendant at a wedding. 7. couple Two people united, as by or marriage.

8. The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife. 8. flower girl The ceremony or celebration of a marriage. 9. wedding 10. marriage An offer of marriage. Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage. 11. matchmaker 12. dowry One who arranges or tries to arrange marriages. A young girl who carries flowers in a procession, especially at a wedding. 13. proposal

9. 14. marriage certificate 跨国婚姻 证婚人 15. civil marriage ceremony 公证结婚 16. mixed marriage 17. wedding anniversary 结婚证书 18. witness 结婚周年

10. different countries, different kinds of weddings

11. TASK B: READING Read a story about three weddings in one minute and find out the answers as quickly as possible: (scanning) 1.Where were the three weddings held? 2.Were the three weddings the same? In Italy, in Canada and in Bali. No, they were different.

12. held taly • The one in I______ was ______ in a big c_______. The b_____ wore a ______ dress. After the wedding, there was a big meal with ______ ___________ _______. white hurch ride 14 dishes different

13. The one in C______ is in a big _______. anada house • A s_______ was _______ by a man and a few beautiful songs ______ ______ by people. The bride _____ a nice ______ dress. After a big _______, the g______ threw a ________ of rice ______ the bride and groom to wish them _____________________________. peech made sung were wore pink lunch over uests handful good luck and lots of children

14. The one in B____ is _______ the first two weddings. unlike ali • It was held on a _______. The couple ______ wore _________ clothes and _____. There was dancing ____ _____ ____ lots of music in this wedding. beach both hats colourful as well as

15. differences weddings something in common clothes guests places in a big church white dress big meals before and after the wedding,broke a glass. In Italy • Wear beautiful clothes • Have big meals • A lot of music. In Canada in a big old house wear a nice pink dress threw a handful of rice On a beach Colourful clothes and hats In Bali

16. Task C: LISTENING Listen to Ben talking about special presents for married people and fill in the table. example kind of present Years married paper a love letter green and blue cloth 2 cotton leather shoes flowers roses wood a box sweets chocolate sweater 7 wool silver a watch a statue of two love birds gold

17. TASK D:ORAL WORK: You and your fiancee are famous actors (John Travolta and Goldie Hawn, for example). You are going to be interviewed by the editor of a gossip column. She wants to find out everything about your wedding plans. She will ask you questions about your wedding plans. Here are some questions that the editor might ask:

18. Questions that the editor might ask: 1. Are you planning a big wedding? 2. How many people are you going to invite exactly? 3. Where is the ceremony going to be? 4. Do you intend to hold a reception afterwards? 5. Where is that going to be? 6. What are you planning to wear? 7. Who is going to be the best man? Who are the bridesmaids? 8. Where are you going to go on your honeymoon? 9. Where are you going to live when you return? 10. Are your parents going to live with you? 11. Do you intend to have a large family? 12. Are you going to work after you get married?